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HBMS Cambridge (1666)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 7 months ago

Cambridge, 68 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1664/10/26 B164
Launched 1666/05/00 B164
Shipyard Deptford DY B028
Designer Jonas Shish B065
Master Shipbuilder Jonas Shish B065
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1694/02/19 B028
Fate Wrecked B028

Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Keel 121' 0" Imperial Feet 36.88
Breadth 37' 10" Imperial Feet 11.53
Depth in Hold 16' 4" Imperial Feet 4.98
Burthen 881 Tons BM
B028   Type Metric
Burthen 881 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 121' 0" Imperial Feet 36.88
Breadth 37' 0" Imperial Feet 11.28
Depth in Hold 15' 9" Imperial Feet 4.8
Draught Aft 17' 6" Imperial Feet 5.33
Burthen 88110/94 Tons BM

Armament
1666 B028 Broadside Weight = 673
Gun Deck 26 British 34-Pounder
Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck 16 British 9-Pounder
Gun Deck 2 British 3-Pounder
1666 B164 Broadside Weight = 717
Gun Deck 24 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck 30 British Culverin
Gun Deck 14 British Demi-Culverin
1685 B164 Broadside Weight = 731
Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck 26 British Culverin
Gun Deck 18 British Demi-Culverin

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1666/07/01 1666/09/19 Post Captain John Jefferies B164
1666/09/23 1667/01/04 Post Captain Fretchville Holies B051
1668/03/26 1668/09/15 Post Captain Sir Robert Holmes B164
1672/01/20 1672/05/28 Post Captain Fretchville Holies B029
1672/06/10 1673/10/11 Post Captain Arthur Herbert B164
1678/03/28 1679/06/20 Post Captain William Davies B051
1687/09/15 1688/12/13 Post Captain John Tyrwhitt B051
1688/12/14 1690 Post Captain John Clements B164
1690 1690/08/25 Post Captain Simon Fowkes B164
1690/08/26 1691 Post Captain Jacob Banks B164
1691/01/06 1692 Post Captain Richard Lestock B164
1693/08/04 1694/02/19 Post Captain John Ward B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1668 1668 Lieutenant William Burke B051
1701/04 Unknown Third Lieutenant Richard Lestock  

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1666/05 Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £7,929.0.0d ,at £9.0.0d per ton B164
1666/07/25 Present at St James Day Battle  
1672/03/13 Present at the Battle of Smyrna Convoy  
1672/05/28 Present at the Battle of Solebay  
1672/07/22 In company with the Bristol attacked the Dutch East India fleet B164
1673/05/28 Present at First Battle of Schooneveld  
1673/08/10 Present at the Battle of Texel  
1674 In the Mediterranean B164
1678 In the Channel B164
1685 Re-classified as a Third Rate of 70 guns  
1689/05/01 Present at the Battle of Bantry Bay  
1690/06/30 Present at the Battle of Beachy Head  
1694/02/19 Wrecked on the Spanish coast with the loss of around 100 drowned B164

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1666/07/25 St James Day Battle
1672/03/13 Battle of Smyrna Convoy
1672/05/28 Battle of Solebay
1673/05/28 First Battle of Schooneveld
1673/08/10 Battle of Texel
1689/05/01 Battle of Bantry Bay
1690/06/30 Battle of Beachy Head

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
B029 The Royal Navy Vol II William Laid Clowes

Last Updated :2009/09/03 at 19:29:00 by Cy

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